Column.



G. C. BARRIGK.

COLUMN.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26

Patented Oqt. 25, 1910.

CHRISTOPHER G. BARRICK, OF (CANTON, OHIO.

COLUMN.

Specification of Letters Patent. I PatentedOct. 25, 1910,

Application filed-October 26, 1907. Serialv No. 399,372.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER 0. BAR- RICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Columns; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making a part of this specification, and to the numerals and.figures of ref-- erence marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of the column showing the difierent parts properly assembled. Fig. 2 is a vertical sect-ion showing the different parts of the column properly assembled and illustrating an inner col-' umn. Fig. 3 is a detached View of the torus.

Fig. et is a detached view of the base, showing portions broken away. Fig. 5 is a detached view of the collar. Fig. 6 is a detached perspective View of the capital torus. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the capital.

The present invention has relation to columns and it consists in they diiferent parts and combination of parts hereinafter described\and particularly pointed out in the claims Q Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

.In the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the base, which base is provided with the supporting flanges 2, which supporting flanges are provided with the floor or foundation contact lugs, 3, which lugs are designed to be embedded in the foundation or floor as the case maybe, and for. the purpose of preventing any movement of the base and column'proper after the base and the different parts of the column have been properly assembled and placed in position. Upon the base 1 is located the'torus 4, which 'may be of the form shown in Fig. 3 or it may be of any other design reference being had to the kind of configuration designed to be given to said torus.

, For the purpose of holding the torus 4 and base 1 in proper relative position with ref-' erence to each other, and preventing any relative movement as between said parts the base is provided with the apertures 5, and the torus provided with the lugs 6, which lugs are seated in the apertures 5 as ill-ustrated in Fig. 1. The torus 4 is provided with the flange 7, which flange isfor the purpose of holding the bottom or lower end of the column body 8 in proper position said column body being located or setupon the torus and the flange 7 entered in the bottom or lower end of said column as illus trated in Figs. 1 and 2. At the top or upper end of the column body 8 is located the beaded ring-or what might be termed coupling 9, which ring or coupling should be provided witlra molding or head 10 to give a pleasing appearance and for the further purpose of forming a rest for said ring or coupling upon the top or upper end of the column body 8, and also a support for the bottom or lower end of the capital section 11. Upon thetop or upper end of the capital section 11 is located the capital torus 12, which capital torus is provided with the flange 13, which flange is entered in the top or upper end of the column section 11 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The capital torus 12 is provided with the lugs 14, which lugs are entered in the apertures 15 formed in the capital 16. The capital 16 is provided with the flanges 17 which flanges are provided with the contact lugs 18, which contact lugs are designed to be entered or embedded in the part of the building coming in direct contact with the top of the capital, by. which arrangement the column when placed in proper position will be held against displacement at its top orupper end.

It will be understood that by forming the column section 11 of different lengths the length of .the column proper or the extreme distance between the bottom of the base 1 and the top of the capital 16 can be varied thereby providing for proper adjustment for any variations as to distances between the floor or foundation and the ceiling or other .parts of the building resting upon the capital. In some instances itTmay'be desirable to place a column or tube within the outer column and when it is so desired the base understood that any desired number may be employed without departing from the nature of my invention. When it is desired to employ two or more columns concentrically located, the base 22 and the capital 23 are preferably formed of a single piece and for the purpose of centering the weight carried by the column proper the downward extended flanges 25 and the upward extended flanges 26 are provided which flanges are preferably formed integral with the base and capital.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a column, a base provided with supporting flanges having lugs, apertures formed in the top of the base, a torus provided with lugs adapted to be seated in the apertures formed in the base, a flange formed upon thetorus and a column located upon the torus and around the flange, a capital torus and a capital detachably connected together, said capital provided with supporting flanges and lugs formed upon said flanges, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a column of the class described, a

base and a torus therefor, a capital and a torus for said capital, the base and capital provided with contact lugs, a column mounted upon the base, a coupling section provided with a flange, a column section located between said coupling section and the capital torus, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a column of the class described, a base and a torus therefor, said base provided with supporting flanges, a capital and a torus for said capital, said capital provided with flanges, the flanges of said base and capital provided with contact lugs, a column mounted upon the base, a coupling section provided with a flange a column section located between said coupling section and the capital torus substantially as and for the purpose speci ed.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER C. BARRICK.

Witnesses:

J. A. JEFFERS, F. W. BOND. 

